Thomas Owens Re-Signs with Pirates
January 19, 2023 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Massachusetts Pirates News Release
Thomas Owens, the Massachusetts Pirates All-Time leading receiver, has re-signed with the team for the 2023 season. Owens, who earned All-Indoor Football League First Team honors for a second straight season in 2022, owns nine individual Pirates records and six additional playoff marks. This will be his fourth season with the Pirates organization.
Pirates Founder, Co-Owner, President and General Manager Jawad Yatim said, "One of the more gratifying aspects of starting and operating your own sports organization is witnessing history develop. Thomas Owens could very well be the most consistent and productive player that's ever come through our organization. He's also a great kid as well, and we're glad to have him back."
The 6'1", 205 lb. receiver from Florida International University played in a total of 16 games last season and was second in the IFL in three categories with 67 receptions, 911 yards and 22 touchdowns. Owens was third in the league with 58.5 receiving yards per game and was seventh with 14 yards per reception and 4.2 catches per contest. He was also tenth in scoring with 9.1 points per game.
A product of Boynton Beach, FL, Owens signature game last season was an eight reception, 111-yard, two touchdown performance in a 54-43 victory over the Bismarck Bucks in North Dakota.
In 2021, Owens was a unanimous selection to the All-IFL First Team. He was the only IFL wideout with over 1,000 receiving yards (1,014) and had a 12-yard touchdown catch in the Pirates 37-34 overtime win vs. the Arizona Rattlers in the United Bowl as Massachusetts claimed its first ever championship.
Owens burst onto the scene with Massachusetts in 2019 as he was named Offensive Rookie of the Year in the National Arena League.
In 2018 Owens signed with Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League after receiving Conference USA First-Team honors at FIU where he finished third in career touchdown receptions with 21, just one behind Cory McKinney and three back of T.Y. Hilton. Owens was fourth in career receiving yards with 2,177 for the Panthers and sixth with 157 career receptions.
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